Peter Jackson to Film 95 Hour Adaptation of Silmarillion

The War of Wrath itself would cost several hundred millions and be dozens of hours long.

Of course, if it did happen, Earendil on Vingilot vs. Ancalagon might be the most epic spectacle in the entire universe.

Originally posted by -kV-
The War of Wrath itself would cost several hundred millions and be dozens of hours long.

Of course, if it did happen, Earendil on Vingilot vs. Ancalagon might be the most epic spectacle in the entire universe.

True, but I would be more impressed by Faingolfin Vs Morgoth.

Fingolfin is the greatest melee combatant in the Tolkien verse, better than Earendil and his son Turin Turambar IMO...if only because he's an Elf, and Turin is only part-elf.

Turin wasn't Earendil's son, he was the cousin of Earendil's father. Turin had no elven blood.

But yes, Fingolfin vs Morgoth pl0x.

Since we're going crazy in scale, why not have a middle ground and have him do The Wheel of Time? That would be a pretty ridiculous undertaking as well considering the scale of some of the battles, the effects that would be needed, and the sheer number of characters described within.

I certainly wouldn't mind seeing that one on the big screen or more likely adapted into a long-ass miniseries.

Originally posted by Ascendancy
Since we're going crazy in scale, why not have a middle ground and have him do The Wheel of Time? That would be a pretty ridiculous undertaking as well considering the scale of some of the battles, the effects that would be needed, and the sheer number of characters described within.

I certainly wouldn't mind seeing that one on the big screen or more likely adapted into a long-ass miniseries.

Because some talentless hack beat him to it.

Dear sweet baby Jesus, don't let them screw this up. Sad pandas everywhere would be very sad.

Originally posted by Ascendancy
Since we're going crazy in scale, why not have a middle ground and have him do The Wheel of Time? That would be a pretty ridiculous undertaking as well considering the scale of some of the battles, the effects that would be needed, and the sheer number of characters described within.

I certainly wouldn't mind seeing that one on the big screen or more likely adapted into a long-ass miniseries.

The first five or six books of WoT were great, but then the plot came to a grinding halt. The entire series could have been finished in 8 books. WoT would probably be better off as a TV show like GoT, but I think if a lot of plot-cutting was done, it could be done in 4 or 5 movies.

On the same subject, I really hope GRRM (maybe now that Game of Thrones is on his heels) doesn't follow Jordan, and drag out the Song of Ice and Fire series. A lot of things need to come together in Winds of Winter, that's for sure.

Originally posted by -kV-
The first five or six books of WoT were great, but then the plot came to a grinding halt. The entire series could have been finished in 8 books. WoT would probably be better off as a TV show like GoT, but I think if a lot of plot-cutting was done, it could be done in 4 or 5 movies.

On the same subject, I really hope GRRM (maybe now that Game of Thrones is on his heels) doesn't follow Jordan, and drag out the Song of Ice and Fire series. A lot of things need to come together in Winds of Winter, that's for sure.

Have you read The Gathering Storm or Towers of Midnight? They were both as amazing as the first books in the series. I'm looking forward to A Memory of Light in a big way.

And hey, if they can make that catastrophe of a series Sword of Truth into a show they can bless us with an adaptation of The Wheel.

Originally posted by Dolos
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Originally posted by Ascendancy
Have you read The Gathering Storm or Towers of Midnight? They were both as amazing as the first books in the series. I'm looking forward to A Memory of Light in a big way.

And hey, if they can make that catastrophe of a series Sword of Truth into a show they can bless us with an adaptation of The Wheel.

Yeah, but isn't that because Jordan died and Sanderson took over? Everyone has said the pace of the story became noticeably quicker in Gathering Storm and Towers of Midnight and that loose ends were being tied up.

Originally posted by Flyattractor
[b]Oh. So it will be a shorter movie then the hobbit ones. That will be nice... 🤣 [/B]

The Lord of the Rings TRILOGY was 12 hours after bonus footage. Imagine 95 hours. That's one day for each film, and a several month ordeal of total paradise immersion off and on viewed from your 3D Bluray Ipad.

Originally posted by -kV-
Yeah, but isn't that because Jordan died and Sanderson took over? Everyone has said the pace of the story became noticeably quicker in Gathering Storm and Towers of Midnight and that loose ends were being tied up.

Well, Sanderson did it all directly from Jordan's notes and from what I understand didn't deviate much. For whatever reason Jordan really held to the "calm before the storm" mentality for a while there I guess. If it is all Sanderson stepping it up to that level then props to him because for a world with 10,000+ men armies dotting the countryside everywhere the pace was on a pretty slow roll.

Originally posted by Dolos
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This will be BEAST.

I think the whole article is a put-on. Satirizing how Jackson has succumbed to the three-hour-itis filmmaking disease (where a filmmaker can't make a film anyone for under three hours.)